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Another officer, who was the
first to find Figoski, took the stand after Estrada, 43,

'I
still didn’t recognize the male until I looked down to the waist and I
saw a revolver,' said Officer Mario Gandini reported the New York Post.

Testimony: With Figoski's daughters in court, he wiped tears back as he spoke about his partner of four years, who he considered a 'brother' (file photo)

'Then I knew it
was Officer Figoski. He was the only one who backed us up with a
revolver,' Gandini said.

He explained this was clear to him because some of the older cops, like
Figsoki, still carried revolvers instead of the newer standard-issue
Glock semiautomatics.

Gandini explained he ran to his patrol car to find something to cover Figoski’s face, but couldn’t find anything suitable.

The father-of-four was pronounced dead
several hours later at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

The 47-year-old could have retired two years before with a full pension.

Family man: Police officer
Peter Figoski, who had more than 22 years experience under his belt
before shot in the line of duty on Monday, is pictured with his four
daughters

Pride and the alleged getaway driver Michael Velez are both on trial for murder.

Two other men involved in the robbery will face trial later this year, while a third cooperated in exchange for a plea deal.

In court prosecutors played surveillance videos that showed Estrada chasing Pride for four blocks

Figoski
and Estrada were part of a back-up team of officers who responded to a report of a break-in at the basement apartment in the East New York section of Brooklyn, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

The building owner, who lives on the first and second floors, called 911 at about 2:15am.

The first officers walked toward the back of basement to help three men they thought were robbery victims, reported Huffington Post.

Held without bail: The five men who were indicted on Friday. From left: Alleged getaway driver Michael Velez; accused ringleader Nelson Morales; ex-con Kevin Santos; alleged shooter Lamont Pride and Aerial Tejada

They
passed a room where Pride and Velez were hiding, prosecutors said, and
as the officers were helping the supposed victims, Pride slipped out of a
side room behind them.

Just as he was making his escape, he ran into Figoski on the stairs.

Police said Estrada was outside, struggling with another suspect.

After the chase police recovered a silver semi-automatic pistol under a parked car near where Pride was arrested.